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Vonda Neel McIntyre was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].  She was educated at the University of Washington, [[Seattle]] (BS in biology, 1970) and did graduate study in genetics, 1970-1971.
 
Vonda Neel McIntyre was born in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].  She was educated at the University of Washington, [[Seattle]] (BS in biology, 1970) and did graduate study in genetics, 1970-1971.
  
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One of the earliest successful graduates of the [[Clarion SF Writer's Workshop]] (1970), Vonda Neel McIntyre is an explicit feminist [[SF]] and [[fantasy]] writer who, before becoming a full-time writer, was a riding instructor, keypunch operator, and writing instructor. She has also been a conference coordinator/organizer (including a [[Clarion]] SF Writing Workshop), served as writer in residence at [[Clarion West]] (in 1984 and 1990), been a visiting novelist at Humboldt State University, worked for a Summer Arts program at California State University, spent a fellowship year (1994) at a screenwriting workshop in Hollywood, and given readings and talks at numerous places on a variety of subjects including genetic engineering, the women's movement, and the claims of psychics.
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One of the earliest successful graduates of the [[Clarion SF Writers' Workshop]] (1970), Vonda Neel McIntyre is an explicit feminist [[SF]] and [[fantasy]] writer who, before becoming a full-time writer, was a riding instructor, keypunch operator, and writing instructor. She has also been a conference coordinator/organizer (including a [[Clarion]] SF Writing Workshop), served as writer in residence at [[Clarion West]] (in 1984 and 1990), been a visiting novelist at Humboldt State University, worked for a Summer Arts program at California State University, spent a fellowship year (1994) at a screenwriting workshop in Hollywood, and given readings and talks at numerous places on a variety of subjects including genetic engineering, the women's movement, and the claims of psychics.
  
 
First SF publication: "Breaking Point" in ''[[Venture]]'' (February, 1970); First novel: The Exile Waiting (Doubleday, 1975); First collection: Fireflood and Other Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 1979).  
 
First SF publication: "Breaking Point" in ''[[Venture]]'' (February, 1970); First novel: The Exile Waiting (Doubleday, 1975); First collection: Fireflood and Other Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 1979).  
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Her ''The Moon and the Sun'' (1997) introduced her fans to a sea monster in the court of Louis XIV; the novel won the [[Nebula Award]] and was a finalist for the [[Tiptree Award]].
 
Her ''The Moon and the Sun'' (1997) introduced her fans to a sea monster in the court of Louis XIV; the novel won the [[Nebula Award]] and was a finalist for the [[Tiptree Award]].
  
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Interviews with McIntyre have appeared in several publications, including ''[[Starship]]''''/[[Algol]]'' (Spring 1979), ''[[Galileo]]'' (November 1979), ''[[SF Chronicle]]'' (May 1993), and ''[[Locus]]'' (February 1998).
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Interviews with McIntyre have appeared in several publications, including ''[[Starship]]''/''[[Algol]]'' (Spring 1979), ''[[Galileo]]'' (November 1979), ''[[SF Chronicle]]'' (May 1993), and ''[[Locus]]'' (February 1998).  After her death, [[Stephanie A. Smith]] and [[Jeanne Gomoll]] published ''[[Remembering Vonda]]'' in her honor.
  
 
McIntyre was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 7, 2019, and passed away on April 1, 2019.
 
McIntyre was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 7, 2019, and passed away on April 1, 2019.
  
 
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* 1972 -- [[WisCon 2]]
 
 
* 1973 -- [[Sampo Award]], [[Nebula Award]]  
 
* 1973 -- [[Sampo Award]], [[Nebula Award]]  
 
* 1974 -- [[1974 Best Short Story Hugo|Best Short Story Hugo]] and [[1974 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] finalist
 
* 1974 -- [[1974 Best Short Story Hugo|Best Short Story Hugo]] and [[1974 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] finalist
 
* 1977 -- [[Monoclave]]
 
* 1977 -- [[Monoclave]]
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* 1978 -- [[WisCon 2]]
 
* 1978 -- [[1978 Best Novella Hugo|Best Novella Hugo]] finalist, [[Nebula Award]]
 
* 1978 -- [[1978 Best Novella Hugo|Best Novella Hugo]] finalist, [[Nebula Award]]
 
* 1979 -- '''[[1979 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]]'''
 
* 1979 -- '''[[1979 Best Novel Hugo|Best Novel Hugo]]'''
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* 2020 -- [[Readercon 31]] ([[Memorial GoH]])
 
* 2020 -- [[Readercon 31]] ([[Memorial GoH]])
  
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Latest revision as of 08:29, 29 November 2022

(August 28, 1948 – April 1, 2019)

Vonda Neel McIntyre was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She was educated at the University of Washington, Seattle (BS in biology, 1970) and did graduate study in genetics, 1970-1971.

One of the earliest successful graduates of the Clarion SF Writers' Workshop (1970), Vonda Neel McIntyre is an explicit feminist SF and fantasy writer who, before becoming a full-time writer, was a riding instructor, keypunch operator, and writing instructor. She has also been a conference coordinator/organizer (including a Clarion SF Writing Workshop), served as writer in residence at Clarion West (in 1984 and 1990), been a visiting novelist at Humboldt State University, worked for a Summer Arts program at California State University, spent a fellowship year (1994) at a screenwriting workshop in Hollywood, and given readings and talks at numerous places on a variety of subjects including genetic engineering, the women's movement, and the claims of psychics.

First SF publication: "Breaking Point" in Venture (February, 1970); First novel: The Exile Waiting (Doubleday, 1975); First collection: Fireflood and Other Stories (Houghton Mifflin, 1979).

McIntyre has also edited (with Susan Janice Anderson) a collection, Aurora: Beyond Equality (1976), and an anthology of humanist fiction. In addition, she has authored several movie novelizations and "Star Trek" novels (1981-1986); published a YA novel, Barbary (1986); and written The Crystal Star (1994), a "Star Wars" book. Her "Starfarers" series, with another female protagonist (a black physicist from Earth), has resulted in four additional titles: Starfarers (1989), Transition (1990), Metaphase (1992), and Nautilus (1994). She edited Nebula Awards Showcase 2004.

Her The Moon and the Sun (1997) introduced her fans to a sea monster in the court of Louis XIV; the novel won the Nebula Award and was a finalist for the Tiptree Award.

Interviews with McIntyre have appeared in several publications, including Starship/Algol (Spring 1979), Galileo (November 1979), SF Chronicle (May 1993), and Locus (February 1998). After her death, Stephanie A. Smith and Jeanne Gomoll published Remembering Vonda in her honor.

McIntyre was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on February 7, 2019, and passed away on April 1, 2019.

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